BRFSS 2006 - Iredell County: (Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Iredell County

Folic Acid

Some health experts recommend that women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid, for which of the following reasons....*

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	Total Respond.^	Make strong bones	Prevent birth defects	Prevent high bp	Other
North Carolina	3,367	648	19.9	18.0-21.9	1,978	56.7	54.4-59.0	133	5.1	4.0- 6.4	608	18.3	16.6-20.1
-Iredell County	102	21	26.8	17.1-39.3	59	45.2	33.7-57.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	21	27.5	16.1-42.9
GENDER
Male	27	12	40.2	21.3-62.6	8	20.9	9.5-39.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	38.9	18.4-64.3
Female	75	9	16.1	8.1-29.5	51	64.6	50.3-76.6	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	14	18.4	9.4-33.0
RACE
White	85	13	19.1	10.4-32.4	53	49.5	36.1-63.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	18	30.8	17.8-47.8
Other	16	8	70.4	45.4-87.2	5	20.2	7.4-44.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.4	2.7-27.5
AGE
18-44	99	21	27.1	17.3-39.8	58	45.3	33.7-57.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	19	27.0	15.5-42.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	35	11	35.9	19.4-56.5	14	29.4	15.8-48.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	34.7	16.3-59.2
Some College +	67	10	20.6	10.2-37.3	45	55.9	39.5-71.0	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	11	22.6	10.2-43.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	43	13	41.2	25.0-59.5	21	38.0	23.4-55.1	0	0.0	. - .	9	20.8	8.8-41.8
$50,000+	42	7	24.3	10.6-46.7	29	63.5	44.3-79.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	5	10.6	4.3-23.7

Total
Respond.^

Make strong bones

Prevent birth defects

Prevent high bp

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,367

648

19.9

18.0-21.9

1,978

56.7

54.4-59.0

133

5.1

4.0- 6.4

608

18.3

16.6-20.1

-Iredell County

102

26.8

17.1-39.3

45.2

33.7-57.2

0.5

0.1- 3.8

27.5

16.1-42.9

GENDER

Male

40.2

21.3-62.6

20.9

9.5-39.8

0.0

. - .

38.9

18.4-64.3

Female

16.1

8.1-29.5

64.6

50.3-76.6

1.0

0.1- 6.6

18.4

9.4-33.0

RACE

White

19.1

10.4-32.4

49.5

36.1-63.0

0.6

0.1- 4.4

30.8

17.8-47.8

Other

70.4

45.4-87.2

20.2

7.4-44.6

0.0

. - .

9.4

2.7-27.5

AGE

18-44

27.1

17.3-39.8

45.3

33.7-57.5

0.5

0.1- 3.8

27.0

15.5-42.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

35.9

19.4-56.5

29.4

15.8-48.1

0.0

. - .

34.7

16.3-59.2

Some College +

20.6

10.2-37.3

55.9

39.5-71.0

0.9

0.1- 6.2

22.6

10.2-43.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

41.2

25.0-59.5

38.0

23.4-55.1

0.0

. - .

20.8

8.8-41.8

$50,000+

24.3

10.6-46.7

63.5

44.3-79.2

1.6

0.2-10.6

10.6

4.3-23.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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